Virginia

I look back at the trauma and the heavy days of fear

When rejection and abandonment were all that I could hear

When the weight of the world came down and tried to take my breath

I was sinking in depression in the shadow of my death

But God, You carried me through the deepest of the pits

When all my hope was lost, You were holding me through it

You were there when I couldn't see a tomorrow in my sight

You reached into the shadows and You brought me to the light

Virginia, you are resilient, patient and compassionate

Intelligent and witty, with a faith so passionate

Always reliant on God, through the fire and the flood

Forgiven, wanted, created, and covered by His blood

When all the light fell into darkness, He never left your side

You are chosen, you are loved, with nothing left to hide

I remember on that NICU floor, the room was quiet and still

I heard Your voice speak to my heart, revealing Your sweet will

You chose me to be Liam's mom, You gave my soul a home

Reminding my weary spirit that I wasn't on my own

June the eighth, two thousand fifteen, the best day ever came to be

The adoption was completed, bringing him right here to me

Then July twelfth, two thousand sixteen, I stepped into the stream

Baptized in the name of Jesus, washed completely clean

Virginia, you are resilient, patient and compassionate

Intelligent and witty, with a faith so passionate

Always reliant on God, through the fire and the flood

Forgiven, wanted, created, and covered by His blood

When all the light fell into darkness, He never left your side

You are chosen, you are loved, with nothing left to hide

I have overcome the heartache, tribulation, and despair

Because my God has always held me safely in His care

He healed my body in the sickness, He left the dark behind

When evil forces tried to trap my body and my mind

Virginia, you are resilient, patient and compassionate

Intelligent and witty, with a faith so passionate

Always reliant on God, through the fire and the flood

Forgiven, wanted, created, and covered by His blood

When all the light fell into darkness, He never left your side

You are chosen, you are loved, with nothing left to hide

Yes, you are chosen, you are loved, and in Him you abide